Vending and banking machine



C. F. HUNT VENDING AND BANKING MACHINE Sept. 15, 1925.

Filed Nov; 19.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Suva "lot;

Sept. 15, 1925.

C. F. HUNT VENDING AND BANKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 19. 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 g-nvanto'o:

I Chrls E Hunt, WM

' dren or work people of low mentality are Patented Sept. 15, I 1925.

.- UNITED STATES PATENT CHARLES r. HUNT, or WASHINGTON, nrsrarc'r TIONAL BANK MACHINE 00.. INC.,' 0]? WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF CQLUMBIA VENDING AND BANKING MACHINE.

- Application filed November 19, 1923. Serial No. 675,744.

To all whom it may comer-n:

Be it known that. CHARLES F. HUNT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia,

has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vendin and Banking Machines, of whichthe ollowing is a specification. The invention has for an object, to provide a satisfactory machine which is adapted to the sale or dispensation-of paper checks, slips or the like and to adapt the machine to use with various grades of check material, especially stifl paper such as used for tickets, although it is also adapted to use with lighter material such as used for stamps, also. A further aim is to provide such a device which is liable in a minimum degree to damage by failure of persons to properly operate the lever for discharge of a check. This .is of especial importance where chilinvolved. It is also an object to provide a mechanism so constructed that if partial received.

' operation of a lever is made the machine will still function by a. subsequent furtheroperation in the pro-per direction to discharge the proper article or check, so that the patron will not risk the loss of 'money without proper return in using the machine. A particular object is to provide such a machine which will be proof against dishonesty either in the use of counterfeit coins or blanks or in attempted extraction of contents Without full Another object is to provide a novel means to prevent discharge of a number of checks by repeated partial operations of'the operating lever'upon insertion of a-single coin. A further aim is to present a novel means for severing a check strip.

It is an especial aim to so correlate the parts that the severing device will function as a feeding means and a safety means preventin a patron from grasping a partly extru' ed ticket or the like and after releasing the operating lever pulling out the strip. A further aim is to provide in a machine utilizing the coin as a part ,of the operative connectlon for dispensation, anovel ;co1n

ram'and pushv rod mechanism.

The provision of a novel and efiicient coinmagazine device is an important desideratum of this invention.

plunger element.

payment for the value a It is also a special aim to effect improve-)- ments in the specific mechanism of such appliances in the several assemblies involve-d, particularly with reference to the operation of a ticket, check or stamp feeding and severing device;- and the coin controlled operating means therefor.

It is a further important aim to enable the adaptation of the mechanism in which a coin serves as a part of the operative connection, to the use ofcoins of different denominations in an inexpensive manner. A further purpose is to so embody the mechanism that the parts for each'den-omination of several which may be involved in a maor COLUMBIA, AssIoNon 'IO THE NA chine, may be respectively removed: without disturbing the operative relation of the parts or other units and quickly replaced,.

without requiring shop work or exceptional aim to enable the assembly of any desired number of units in a machine without re quiring changes in design of the stock parts, except as to'the ram proper and coin-engaged -containersand related parts. It is a further control for governing the feed of tape having stamps or ticketsprinted thereon.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention reside in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts in-' volved in the embodiment of the appliance,

purpose-to ofi'er anovel form of and will-be readily understood from the fol lowing. escription and from the drawings, in which,

v Figure 1 is, a cross sectional view'of the dispensing unit partly in section, and the coin magazine .in elevation.

Figure 2 is a right hand side elevation of the dlspensing unit alone. Figure 3 is a front elevation of the unit; Figure 4 is a-top view of the unit. Figure P-is an elevation of he carriage detached, as viewed from the right. I; Figure 5 is a cross section of the dispensing unit alone. on'the line 5 of Figure 2. p F igure6 is a fragmentary section longitudinally of the'unit medially ofFigure 5,

The invention also seeks to provlde a'no-vel and desirable construcmachine showing the left handside ofxa top section 16, setremovablythereon and showing the back check for holding the low and-movable vertically in the. slots 26 ticket stri against return toward the roll. (Figure 1) in the lower front plate 18, these Figure is a cross section on the line -7 slots opening on the upper edge of said plate. of Figure 2. The upper front plate 19 is provided with Figure 8 is a'detail rear elevation of the coin slots 27 therein and the respective units 1 magazine rotating dog nd embl l t have channels almed therewith to conduct Figure 9 is a top view of one of the magathe 001115 properly. zines. As seen in Figures 1 to 5, each unit 1n- Figure 10 is a top view of the bottom of eludes a frame assembly Plate 28 and an th case, integral bottom plate 30. The latter pro- Fi 11 i a Perspective i f the jects at the front and rear so as to afford a l t hi rest for the unit on the ledges 25. Any

Figure 12 is a detail of the formation of Suitable means y be P o to Prevent th l 31 displacement. of th: unitis from proper pok sition casua 1y an in t e present instance str ipg 13 1S a plan (if a sectlon of he et (FHTUI'QS 10 arid 12) this-comprises lugs 31 There is illustrated a machine comprising on t e ledges between which the ends of the a case, including a bottom section 15 and a Pl 30 may t and flange or .lugs .5

' on the top section of the case which will secured thereto by locks 17 at respective he elesely ever the PleteS 30 and held m ends. The meeting edge portions of t e agalhst pw movement from the ledgestwo sections are rabbetted, or otherwise e P 30 is rectangular and the p e' fit whereby to provide a 28 is located near and parallel to one side formed to inter snug joint and prevent relative lateral disthereof, the lesser P of the Plate 30 form placement of one from the other. The fronts mg gmde flange 33 h whlehfem a of the sections comprise in the present in-v phlhgehpal'ts y P I 951N111 be stance cast plates 18 and 19 respectively,( t h Blete 28 Prevlded- 9 the having flanges 20 at the outer sides to which tettgelde W 1th h g e1 rlhs f t h eh sheet metal plates are riveted, forming the mehhed eelh chute d Shhlhh' t' 36 top bottom and ends f the case The top parallel to the flange 32 to form with the plate 21 of the case is arched from front to flange 33 e guide channel 29 for the ram .rear to prever'it stacking anything thereon and P g P A chute Plate 37 24,- as shown.

and for economy in material and other 'rea- Secured p h s 4: to form the left sons. The back 22 and bottom of the case slde 0f e9 l 9W belhg h h d are also of sheet metal, and the meeting Pe u Wlth \the m 36 h p i g edges of the sheet metal plates of the case g y b low, and retalner plates 3 8 are secured to ether or stiffened by being are secured n he r1108 3 pro ctmg sumriveted to suitzfiile'angle plates 23, and bars y- It Wlll be seen that the coin chuteopens All mechanisin is mounted entirely on the e y i h upper Side Of the channel bottom section of the case, and the top sec- A p ung 3 18 reolprocahle in he tion is entirely free of any connection d1- el-2 re in d by he plates 38 a he .rectly therewith so that it may be lifted off, upp r side and having a receiving slot 40 exposing the entire mechanism of the m alined with the lower end'of the. chute 35. chine. when the plunger is at the rear limit of its Further, the mechanical units are also set m0Vem'ent. At the forward end the plunger removably on the bottom section so that they rests on the flange but its lower part is may be removed without the use of tools or cut away for the ma or part of its lengthto detachment of parts, in such manner that the rear, permlttlng a ram 41 to'reciprolittle time is required therefor, and no liabilcate thereunder within the channel 29, the ity of displacement of parts from proper forward end of the ram stopping ust at the operative relation is involved. The bottom rear of the slot 40 when at the rear limit section is provided at the front and back upof its movement, and the plunger permitting per edges with ledges 25 (Figure 1); that at free movement of the ram thereunder to the front being formedintegrally with the 'the'forward limit of ram movement. The front plate 18, while the rear ledge comrear part of the plunger rests upon the ram, prises an angle iece secured to the plate but the'forward art clears the ram so as to 22' forming the ack of the bottom section.- avoid-liability o casual co-engagernent.

The mechanism includesa series of dis- The height of the ram in each unit is less pensing units all of which. are identical in thanthe diameter of the particular coin to 5 operative parts, and require only modificabe used therein, and the forward part of the a tions in width of slots for different denomiplunger beside the slot 40 is also at a height nations of coins, and in the sizes of the coin from the lower side of the channel 29 to enerating levers extending forwardly .therebea coin 1f introduced in the slot. In the presmagazines. The units have individual opgage against and well below the upper side of ent instance, the front end of the ram is inclined forwardly from its upper to its lower edge, and the forward side of the slot 40 is cut away on an incline at its lower part as at 40. The space between these inclined edges is just sufficient to receive a coin therebewardly from the plates to center the roll as shown.

tween when the parts are atthe rear limits of their movement. The plunger comprises a forward plate 42 and a rear plate 43 con nected by a side plate 44 at their outer sides.

the plates 42 and 43 of the ram being ofslightly greater thickness than the coin to be used. The late 44 serves as a retainer for the coin when engaged in the plunger, and also to guide the forward end of the ram. The flange 33 is slotted to receive a coin therethrough when the coin is thrust forward by the full movement of the ram and released as will be described. For coins of different diameter the plates 43 and the ram are proportionately lengthened or shortened and the height of the ram and cut-away part of the plate 42 correspondingly. proportioned.

At the opposite or right hand side of the plate a vertical plate .45 is secured, extending upwardly at the rear part to provide a slotted spool rest 46- for a ticket spool 47 as shown, the plates 28 also having a similar rest formed thereon alined with the first rest. The distance between the plates 28 and is much greater than the width of the ticket strip 48, and the rests 46 are set inplanes at the respective The forward part of the plate 45 extends only a short distance above the plate 30 forming thereover a channel 49 for thereciprocation of .a carriage 50 as will be de-- scribed. The plates 28 and 45 are formed with forward alined horizontal slots 51 the length of which corresponds to the movement of the plunger, and they extend from beside the forward end of the plunger forwardly intermediately of the; height of the forward part of the plate 45. Similar slots 52 are formed at the rear part of the same slates alined with each other and with the rst mentioned slots. The carriage 50 in the present instance is formed of sheet metal, though it may be otherwise constructed if desired. It includes a bottom 53, sides 54 and forward top portion 55. The sides are formed" atthe rear part' with respective alined slots 56, alined with and of the same extent as the slots 52 when the carriage is at the .rear limit of its movement, a transverse pin 57 is inserted through the last named four slots, and fixed upon or in, the ram 41,'while a similar pin 58 is,fixed in the forward part ofthe carriage, its ends I projected through the slots 51 and fixed in the plunger.

For the operation of the ram a T-shaped bell crank lever 59 ispivoted between brack per part of the. slot 26 its upper arm being connected to a link 61 extending rearwardly and having a vertical extension operating in slots 30 and 50' in the plate 30 and carriage. 50, this extension-encircling the pin, so that upon downward operation of the lever 59 the ram is moved forwardly and the pin 57 is free to move forwardly without moving the carriage.

- Between the plates 28 and 45 forwardly of therests 46 for the ticket spool there is provided a check grip device 62 (Figures 2, 4, 5 and 6) for-engaging the ticket strip or other material fed to the dispensing unit. This comprises a cross plate 63 having upturned sides riveted to the plates 28 and 45 upon which there'is fixed a forwardly ex-' tending tongue 64 which lies in a. slot 65 formed in the top 55 of the carriage body (Figure 7). Upon a small bridge plate 66 mounted on the plate 63 a pivoted spur grip lever 67 is pivoted, having a forwardly extended point to engage upon the tongue 64 and having an arm extended rearwardly over the bridge and confinin a spring 68 thereunder on the bridge. Tt has also a finger piece 69 extended forwardly by which it may be manually raised torelease position when desired. The bridge late is also formed with a resilient tongue 20 extended forwardly over the tongue 64, which is preferably of heavier material, the tongue 70 being ofi'set downwardly at its forward part so as to bear lightly upon a ticket stri passing between the two tongues and hold'ltflattened.

Upon the top of the carnage ateach side of the slot 65 therein as before mentioned and spaced apart slightly. more than the width of the ticket strip shown, there are plates 71 and over these in turn there are fixed plates '72 joined integrally at their forward ends extending inwardly so as to overlie the ticket strip when fed thereunder, their rear ends bein upturned. The top- 55 of the carriage and the rear ends of the plates 72 stop short of and adjacent the check grip 62 when the cari'lage is at the rear limit of its movement. The plates 71 and 72 are notched on their outer sides as at 73 and pivoted on the there are dog members 74 mutually connected by a tension spring 75-and arranged to swing into the notches, being normall inclined forwardly from theirpivots, so t at a forwardly tween and under the plates 71 and 72 will bear the dogs outwardly, ermitting the dogs to move into notches 76 o it for forward movement isso moved.- I i The forward end of the carriage has inturned ears 77 thereon at each side, upon when the carriage top of the carriage movlng ticket strip engaged behold the magazines yieldingly in proper po- -movement of the plate is which there is bolted an anvil 78 formed with a'horizontal slot 7 9 therethrough aline with the plates 71 and the space under the plates 72. Upon the front planiform side 0 the anvil and adjacent the right hand side of the carriage having a V- haped cutting edge at the lower side, the knife being mov ble to lie initially over the slot and clear thereof. A spring 81 is provided to hold the knife yieldingly in raised position. The knife has an upper arm 82 extended toward the left adapted to be operated by a wiper or cam plate 83 mounted on the plate 28. Normally, with the carriage in initial position, this plate sets with an inclined flange 84 at the lower side adapted to engage the arm 82 when the carriage is moved forward, bearing the knife downwardly by movement of the carriage, for a full stroke shortly before the carriage completes its forward movement. The plate 83 is pivoted at its forward part and provided with a pin 85 at its rear part movable in a slot 86 in the plate 28 by which limited. A spring 87 is engaged with the plate 83 under ten- "sion to hold the plate yieldingly in initial position. Upward movement of the knife is checked by a stop 88 on the anvil, and when the carriage returns from the forward limit of its movement, the arm 82 engages the upper side of the flange 84 moving the same downwardly until cleared by return of the carriage to initial position.

The bottom of the case has mounted thereon a series of pivot blocks 89 recessed to receive the lower ends of shafts 90 fixed in circular upper and lower magazine plates 91 and 92 in the former of which there is a concentric series of circular openings alined with corresponding recesses in the lower plate. Inserted through the openings named there are coin tubes'93 set in the recesses of the lower plates. The lower plate is formed with a bearing boss 94 to rest upon one of the blocks 89. A guide framing 95 is mounted in the bottom of the case to sustain the magazines in erect position, being at a level to permit the upper plates 91 to bear thereon in case the magazines should become inclined. The lowegplate is provided with 'a series of notches 96 and spring-pressed keepers 97 are mounted on small assembly plates98 fixed on the bottomof the case, to bear against the periphery of the lower plate 92 and engage the notches so as to sitions to receive coins from the mechanical unitsthereover.

' For obtaining large capacity inthe magazines, while-still using short tubes, the large number are employed and means provided to rotate the magazines so that coins will be dropped in the tubes in rotation. For this purpose the upper plate of the magazine is there is pivoted a knife 80,

one of the lugs freed.

J provided with a series of lugs 99 corresponding in numbr to the tubes in the magazme, and fixed on the plate 44 there is a bracket f 100 having a pivoted dog 101 thereon which by gravity or otherwise lies normally at the lower limit of its movement with its lower part in the path of the lugs. The'dog is free to swing gagement with a lug, but is checked by an extension 102 of the bracket against rearward movement, so that under forward movement of the plunger the dog will engage and move a new cylinder into receivmg position with respect to the mechanisnn One of the tubes 93 is distinguished from the others by being distinctively colored or made of distinctive material, as indicated at 105, so that the order of the coins or checks in the tubes may be coordinated with the numbers of tickets or slips issued by the machine. Thus, in case of use of counterfeit coins, or blank discs, the ticket secured thereby may be declared forfeit or invalid. The tubes may be transparent or slots formed therein. To insure emplacement of the magazine in proper initial position, a single notch 103 is formed on the upper plate 91 of the magazine and a setting device comprising a lug 104 or projection formed on'the guide framing 95 of the case The lug is so positioned that it will strike the plates if presented for mounting without a notch alined with the lug, and when initially positioned the first operation of the machine properly will bring the distinctive tube of the magazine into position to receive the first coin used. Therefore the coin at the bottom of this tube represents the one deposited to secure the first ticket or slip. The lug 104 is at a height to clear the upper plate 91 when the magazine is in proper posi ion. By numbering the tickets or slips, and making note of the number of the first ticket to he issued by operation of the machine, in case a counterfeit or blank is discovered, it may be determined just which ticket was secured thereby. This is of value where the machine is used for banking, as well as for other uses. 1

Means is also provided. for insuring proper operationof the machine by patrons so as forward and upward by ento prevent partial movements of the operating lever successively with a view to ejecting more than one ticketbefore the coin is This consists of a--ratchet rack bar 106 secured to the ed e of the flange 33 at the forward part an a double pawl 107 pivoted on the side plate. 44 engaging the bar. The pawl comprises a crescent-shaped lower part centrally which may be moved downwardly to alter-. nately engage therack bar. A'medial stem 108 extends upwardly therefrom, and resting upon the stem there is a spring-pressed 1 pivoted, the points of I keeper 109 having a V-shaped lower part time the extent of the faces of-the V-shaped portion 110 of the keeper is such that the movement of the pawl in rising over ,the teeth of the bar 106 will not swing the stem 108 past the vertex of the part 110, and it.

serves the added function of keeping the pawl properly engaged at all times during combined stops and pawl shifts 111 are provided, extending inwardly over the bar 106 and spaced thereabove. It should be noted that the lower part of the pawl is so shaped and its pivot-so located with respect to the bar 106 that at either position of the pawl the elevated point will have an upper side inclined downwardly toward its outer end. The inturned parts of the stops 111 are at a height to engage the upper side of the raised point of the pawl as the, plunger Y moves to eitherlimit of its movement, and

reverses the position of the pawl as well as stopping the movement, unless other means is preferred for this puropse. The teeth upon the bar 106' are very closely spaced so that the return of arts from an intermediate position will be ecked after a very slight degree of movement. This compels the machine to be operated completely before return movement may be efi'ected,-and also requires that the full return movement to initial position be com leted before a. dispensing operation may begun.

Return of the parts to initial position may be effected manually by liftin of the lever .59, although it is believed pre erablethat a spring be rovided for this is indicate at 112, Figure 1.

The upper side of the coin slot 35 opens through the upper rib 34 a short distance,

purpose, which I immediately adjacent the slot.27 of the case,

' and pivoted at the inner part of this 0 ening there is a safety gate 113 adapte to swing downwardly agross the slot 35 at times and having a sector part arranged to prevent insertion of a coin when the gate is down. This gate is carried by a shaft 11 1 supported revolubly in the late 28 and on its right handend there is- I ed an arm 115 connected by a link 116 to a bell crank lever 117 pivoted on-the plate 28 at its reardrawing upon the link 116 'by the ticket strip to hold the gate part.and formed with an arm extending a transported 1n open is exhausted, the it is carried fall,

rearwardly when the gate is open, verse pin 118 being fixed thereon sup position. When the stri pin and the arm by whic itforwardly the check and causing the;

in this movement. A pin 119 is fixed in the plate 45 inwardly of the path of movement justed in the carriage with one ticket projecting past the knife 80, upon insertion of a coin, it .will pass by gravity into the slot 40. Pressure on the lever, 59, through link its operation. Atveach end of the bar 106 'ofthe plunger is communicated by pin 58 to the carriage 50, and the dogs 74 enga ing the notches g of the ticket strip will propel drawing it under the spur 67 of the check grip 62. The arm 82 of the knife engaging the under side of the inclined.

flange 83 of the cam 82 is forced downwardly thereby as the carriage moves forward, severing the end as it is projected from the slot 27 of the case front. Upon release of the lever, the spring 61 returns to initial position,

grip 62 holding the strip.and causing it to feed forwardly in the carriage as the latter moves to the rear. In the same movement, the arm 82 rides upon the upper side of the flange 83 bearing it downwardly until cleared. when the spring 87 returns the cam to initial position.

I claim: 1

1. In a machine of the character described, a coin controlled mechanism including a final coln chute, a magazine mounted to receive from said chute including a multipl1c1ty of arranging tubes and having a mounting for rotation, and means to rotate the magazine step by step to aline the tubes successively and repeatedly in receiving position.

2. The mechanism ofclaim 1 in which the last named means is connected with said coin controlled mechanism and operative throughjthe agency of each coin inserted.

magazine and a pawl on the reciprocating member to engage the ratchet.

4. Th' one tube isdistinguished from the others e mechanism of 'claim 1 in which optically, and means to govern positioning of the magazine to .cause v the first coin to be deposited in a given tube.

5. A device of the character described comprising a coin receiving chute, a horizontally-reciprocable element manually operable and constructed to receive a coin from said chute as an operative element, and. to

release such coin at a discharge point, a

magazine revoluble on a vertical axls below said reciprocable element, and including a plurality of vertical tubes movable therewith'in an orbit alined with said discharge point, a plurality of lugs on the magazine concentrically arranged and a dog device on said reciprocable element positioned to engage the lugs when the said element is under movement by a coin, the lugs and dogs being positioned to produce movement of the magazine to center a tube with said discharge point on completion of movement of a coin to said point.

6. In a device of the character described, a framing including a central bearing, a

magazine cage revoluble on said bearing having circular upper and lower members, the

upper of said members having a plurality of coin-receiving openings and one notch in the periphery, the lower of said members having peripheral notches spaced to correspond with said receiving opening, setting means on the frame to coact with the first named notch 'to govern initial position of the cage, a resilient wiper engaged in the lower member to seat yieldingly 1n the notches, and-means to rotate the magazine in receivingrelation to coins deposited.

7. The structure of claim 6 in which the said-setting means comprises a projection adapted to pass said notches butto engage other peripheral parts of the top and bottom members to govern initial position of the magazine, said'projection being above normal level of the top member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES F. HUNT. 

